• by Quinton Miles

    Rock Band’s DLC for the week of July 8 was announced today by Harmonix:
    Red Hot Chili Peppers - Snow (Hey Oh)
    Red Hot Chili Peppers - Tell Me Baby
    Rush - Closer to the Heart
    Rush - Working Man (alternate-take master)
    All of the songs are from the master recordings.
    The songs will all be sold individually at $1.99 (160 [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Rock Band’s DLC for the week of July 1 was announced today by Harmonix:
    Crüefest Pack:
    “Down At The Whisky” – Mötley Crüe
    “Time Is Running Out” – Papa Roach
    “Who’s Going Home With You Tonight” – Trapt
    “Promised Land” - Vesuvius (From Rainn Wilson’s upcoming movie, “The Rocker”)
    (All tracks utilize the original master recordings)
    The Crüefest Pack will cost $2.99 [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    After making their Rock Band debut yesterday with their new single “Hammerhead”, The Offspring confirmed today on their official website that they’ve got six more songs headed the game’s way.
    “Come Out And Play [Keep ‘Em Separated]“
    “Self Esteem“
    “Gone Away“
    “All I Want“
    “Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)“
    ”The Kids Aren‘t Alright”
    No release date was given for when the [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Rock Band’s DLC for the week of June 17 was unveiled tonight by IGN, and it will be the full album release of The Pixies’s “Dooli……WAIT, STOP THE PRESSES!!
    As the situation turns out, IGN actually goofed on the reveal for “Doolittle,” and it’ll actually be on its way on June 24, which is in two [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Rock Band’s DLC for the week of June 17 was unveiled tonight by IGN, and will be the full album release of the The Pixies’ “Doolittle”. Along with “Wave of Mutilation” (a song already on the game disc), all of the 15 tracks are master recordings.
    The songs will be sold as a whole album [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Songs from the three finalists of 2007’s Dew Circuit Breakout will be next week’s Rock Band DLC, or at least part of it.
    As confirmed by the Santa Barbara Independent tonight, “Bullets and Guns” by third-place band Them Terribles will be included, in addition to songs by runner-up The Material and winner The Myriad. The [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Aerosmith’s not going to be the only band with their own Guitar Hero game if Lars Ulrich’s got anything to say about it.
    According to a report posted earlier today by GameSpot, a recent SEC filing over the weekend by Activision has confirmed that Metallica will be the next band in line to highlight a Guitar [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Q Entertainment and Harmonix jointly announced today that Rock Band will be making its way to Japan.
    Both companies will develop the title and it will be heavily localized for the Japanese audience, which apparently is a first for an American made rock music game. A trailer for the title was also shown Saturday at Japan’s [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Rock Band’s DLC for the week of June 3 has been announced today by Harmonix.
    “Margaritaville” by Jimmy Buffett (master - new original recording)
    “Cheeseburger in Paradise” by Jimmy Buffett (master - new original recording)
    “Volcano” by Jimmy Buffett (master - new original recording)
    These songs will be sold separately for $1.99 each (160 Microsoft Points) or $5.49 (440 [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Music video games have recently become big business thanks to the success of titles like Guitar Hero and Rock Band, and today it was validated even more as the formation of a new music-based game company, Music Video Games (MvG), was unveiled.
    Founded by Realtime Associates, Inc. president David Warhol and former TDK Mediactive CEO Vincent [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    It appears that being a virtual rock star is beginning to pay off for some folks. This morning, The Ant Commandos, makers of guitar controllers that are compatible with both Guitar Hero and Rock Band games, revealed that they’ve signed 16-year old Chris Chike as their new spokesperson in an exclusive, long-term deal to promote [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    The second full-length album for Rock Band is coming next week, as Harmonix made an early announcement today confirming that The Cars’ self-titled album is on the way. The following tracks will appear on the album:
    All Mixed Up
    Bye Bye Love
    Don’t Cha Stop
    Good Times Roll
    I’m in Touch with Your World
    Just What I Needed
    Moving in Stereo
    My Best [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Rock Band’s DLC for the week of May 20 was announced today by Harmonix and, as was expected by many, the track’s from next week’s European release of the game are headed our way:
    Beetlebum as made famous by Blur (cover)
    Hier Kommt Alex by Die Toten Hosen (master)
    Countdown to Insanity by H-BlockX (master)
    Perfekte Welle by Juli [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    The Guitar Hero and Rock Band series of games got another competitor today, as Konami announced Rock Revolution for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, and Nintendo DS at their 2008 Gamers Day event.
    Specifically looking to provide a definitive drum experience, the game will also give players the opportunity to play lead an bass guitars [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Electronic Arts announced their financial results for both the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 yesterday afternoon, with a mixture of positive and negative news. Thanks to titles like Army of Two, Burnout Paradise, and Rock Band, the company’s revenue was up 84% to $1.127 billion in the fourth quarter, with sales of $3.665 billion [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Rock Band’s DLC for the week of May 13 has been announced today by Harmonix:
    Hanging on the Telephone by Blondie (master track)
    Train in Vain by The Clash (master track)
    Kool Thing by Sonic Youth (master track)
    The songs will be priced at $1.99 (or 160 Microsoft Points) and will appear on Tuesday for the Xbox 360, followed [...]

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